Table 2.
Glucose oxidation in CON and IUGR fetuses during basal and insulin-clamp infusion periods
| CON |
IUGR |
ANOVAa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal | Insulin-Clamp | Basal | Insulin-Clamp | IUGR | Insulin | IxI | |
| Oxygen utilization, μmol·min−1·kg−1 | 332.3 ± 10.9 | 320.9 ± 23.7 | 308.8 ± 10.4 | 301.7 ± 12.8 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.84 |
| Fraction oxygen utilizaiton for glucose oxidation | 0.31 ± 0.02 | 0.42 ± 0.02 | 0.32 ± 0.01 | 0.46 ± 0.04 | 0.50 | <0.001 | 0.55 |
| Oxygen used for glucose oxidation, μmol·min−1·kg−1 | 104.6 ± 10.2 | 134.9 ± 7.2 | 99.0 ± 3.5 | 139.9 ± 11.9 | 0.97 | <0.005 | 0.54 |
Values are expressed as means ± SE.
CON, n = 4; IUGR, n = 8.
a
Statistical significance is indicated by P value from 2 × 2 ANOVA.